Northland

Cape Reinga at the tip of the north island has long been a must-see place for visitors to the Far North, but until recently it's been a bit of a mission to get there and a bit of a let down for anyone… Audio

Outdoorsman and adventurer Kennedy Warne is in the Bay of Islands. Audio

Otago University archaeologist leading a team that is excavating the site of the first European settlement in New Zealand at the Marsden Cross Reserve in the Bay of Islands. Audio

Lois Williams visits Kemp House in Kerikeri. Audio

A local in Kaikohe asked an artist to paint on her wall to stop the kids from tagging. Fast-forward a few months later, and the Kaikohe Mural Project has taken on a life of its own. The line-up on the… Audio

On the 28 October 1902 the S.S. Ventnor struck a reef and sank off the coast of Hokianga. Along with coal destined for Hong Kong, it was carrying the exhumed bones of 499 Chinese miners who had died… Audio

A night-time visit to the famous Northland kauri Tane Mahuta. Audio

Jenny Macintyre goes into the Waipoua Forest at night, to see the giant kauri Tane Mahuta. Audio

Raewyn Sills briefs us on this unique establishment in Harding Park overlooking the town. There are all sorts of special exhibits including the Masts of the Rainbow Warrior and one of the biggest… Audio

Mangawhai and Te Arai are right next to each other on Northland's east coast, about an hour south of Whangarei. Audio

We pay a virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums - Patsy Montgomery of Waipu Museum. Audio

Alison Ballance heads out to a Northland beach to find New Zealand fairy terns, our rarest birds. Audio

Medical equipment dating back more than 120 years has been discovered in a roof cavity of the Whangarei St John ambulance rooms. In those days first aid kits included everything from baking soda to… Audio

A virtual visit to one of New Zealand's museums with Silke Magens of the Claphams National Clock Museum. Audio

The Whangarei Growers' market is the largest and oldest market of its kind in New Zealand. It was started by two growers 15 years ago who were sick of the supermarket chains squeezing returns. The… Audio

The Whangarei area has an estimated 1500 kilometres of dry stone walls. Some were built as early as the 1860s. Fred and Jim Osborne build and maintain walls, Catherine Ballard has written a book about… Audio

Betty Nellie is the director of The Kauri Museum at Matakohe in Northland. Audio

Rowan's taking a trip down the Ripiro – or Kauri – Coast on the west coast of Northland. Audio

Rowan's back on the West Coast of Northland. Today she's at Maunganui Bluff. Audio

Rowna takes us down the Ripiro Coast of Northland. Audio

Rowan's back on her journey along the Ripiro – or Kauri – Coast on the western side of Northland. Audio